In the US, New Orleans is actually ‘all of that’ and then some, year round. It is one heck of a town. During Mardis Gras NOLA morphs into a thumping, bumping mosh pit of revelry to throw your beads into, no question. But for your consideration, we have looked into a few alternative destinations to get your Mardi Gras groove on in 2015. As always, bop over to DiscountHotels for heavily discounted hotel rooms in all of these carnival cities.